Contract

Online Programme Management Solution

  • Abertay University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-008525

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a609

Published 21 April 2021, 4:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Abertay University

Bell Street

Dundee

DD1 1HG

Email

procurement@abertay.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.abertay.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Online Programme Management Solution

Reference number

AU-PRO-2021-004 OPM

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The university is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond our campus, including online, and has been exploring opportunities for alternative delivery partnerships across a range of delivery models and markets.

We are looking to engage with an experienced delivery partner to both widen access to Abertay programmes, and increase revenue, by delivering some of our programmes online.

We require a delivery partner that will:

-Invest in, and develop, quality online teaching materials upfront and quickly

-Provide significant upfront financial commitment to initiate partnership programme developments

-Support the internal resource implications anticipated in developing this project at Abertay

-Provide a 50/50 revenue share with Abertay University

-Have experience in online pedagogy, and a willingness to share this expertise and develop that of our staff

-Provide a pedagogical model that promotes access to the widest possible cohort of students, via multiple start dates and carousel model of delivery

-Have significant expertise in marketing online programmes and modules

-Have knowledge of, and access to, markets in which we don’t directly operate ourselves

-Provide market research insight to guide Abertay in the development of programmes that align with market demand and university expertise

-Be committed to supporting students throughout their experience on an Abertay online programme

-Allow Abertay to retain control over the quality of programmes

-Allow Abertay to retain its intellectual property

-Have an exceptional virtual learning environment, and collaboration with whom will enable expedient development of our own

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM71 - Angus and Dundee City

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Abertay university is strategically committed to the delivery of its programmes beyond our campus, including online, and has been exploring opportunities for alternative delivery partnerships across a range of delivery models and markets.

We are looking to engage with an experienced delivery partner to both widen access to Abertay programmes, and increase revenue, by delivering some of our programmes online.

We require a delivery partner that will:

-Invest in, and develop, quality online teaching materials upfront and quickly

-Provide significant upfront financial commitment to initiate partnership programme developments

-Support the internal resource implications anticipated in developing this project at Abertay

-Provide a 50/50 revenue share with Abertay University

-Have experience in online pedagogy, and a willingness to share this expertise and develop that of our staff

-Provide a pedagogical model that promotes access to the widest possible cohort of students, via multiple start dates and carousel model of delivery

-Have significant expertise in marketing online programmes and modules

-Have knowledge of, and access to, markets in which we don’t directly operate ourselves

-Provide market research insight to guide Abertay in the development of programmes that align with market demand and university expertise

-Be committed to supporting students throughout their experience on an Abertay online programme

-Allow Abertay to retain control over the quality of programmes

-Allow Abertay to retain its intellectual property

-Have an exceptional virtual learning environment, and collaboration with whom will enable expedient development of our own

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: as per procurement docs / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

As part of the dialogue, additional purchase options will be subject to negotiation.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-007832


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

AU-PRO-2021-004 OPM

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

(SC Ref:651559)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom